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Conservation group pushes back on black bear hunt proposed by FWC
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing a black bear hunt in December to address, what it says, is ...
Despite strong opposition to Florida bear hunt, controversial FWC draft plan expected soon
The plan for a Florida bear hunt was well in the works before the fatal attack of a Collier County man. An early draft of ...
FWC takes bears for DNA analysis after deadly attack kills man, dog in rural Collier County
Bears sent to University of Florida for examination after 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, his dog killed during attack.
Florida man, 89, and his dog mauled to death by black bear in state's first fatal attack
An man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome, Florida. The 89-year-old man's death marks the first ...
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It was a 263-pound male bear that killed 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome in Collier
FWC confirms a 263-pound male black bear killed Robert Markel in the first recorded fatal bear attack in Florida history. Three bears were killed near the scene, and necropsy results confirmed one ...
FWC believes bear spotted in St. Augustine ‘has moved out of the area,’ police say
A bear is still on the loose somewhere in or near St. Augustine, but neither the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...
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Seminole County conservation group looks to postpone FWC vote on bear hunt
After the first ever fatal black bear attack in Florida history, a group here in Central Florida is asking the state's ...
FWC confirms first fatal Florida black bear attack
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has concluded its initial investigation into what is now confirmed be ...
Florida bear attack: What to know about FWC wildlife necropsy facility in Gainesville
Officials said the dead bear was transported to Gainesville for testing, but did not confirm it was the bear involved in the ...
FWC says it captured black bear that killed 89-year-old Florida man, dog
A dog was found dead near Markel's body. Investigators also said there were signs that a bear had entered Markel's home. FWC ...
It was a 263-pound male bear that killed 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome in Collier
DNA, necropsy results show that just one of three bears shot by wildlife officials was responsible for fatally mauling Robert Markel of Jerome ...
FWC takes bears for DNA analysis after deadly attack in rural Collier County
Bears sent to University of Florida for examination after 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, his dog killed during attack.